I’ve posted another freebie over at We Are Teachers! It’s about changing words for past and future tenses. Perfect for ESL/ELL students! (Click here to check out my post!)
Verb Tenses Worksheet
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Favorite Game (Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer)
Paragraphs are so basic that sometimes we as teachers want to zoom right through them and get on to essays. But good essays are made of good paragraphs, and the more paragraphs you have together, the more important it is to organize your thoughts properly. For this reason, I’ve built a few paragraph organizers to help you focus on the important pieces (transitions, introductory sentences, etc.). I’ve intentionally chosen topics that won’t be hard for kids to write about (there’s no “right” answer) so the content won’t distract them from focusing on proper paragraph construction.
The first one is about their favorite game to play. For the supporting sentences, kids could write about 3 aspects of the game, 3 reasons they like playing, etc.
Click here for the free printable PDF: My Favorite Game to Play – paragraph practice
Check back soon for more paragraph practice!
End of the Year Awards (#Awards for Upper Grades)
It’s that time of the year… time for end-of-the-year classroom awards! This time, I’ve chosen a social media theme . I call these “Hashtag Awards” (Follow me on Twitter!). There are 45 ready-to-go awards and a blank one for you to get creative with! They’d be perfect for upper graders, who think they’re too cool for the rest of the fun, cheesy elementary school stuff. (Also check out my other collection of end-of-the-year awards!) Here are a few awards from the collection:
Click here to download the 46 page collection: End of Year Awards – Hashtag Collection
Don’t forget to grab some awesome pens to use when you fill these out! I recommend These Paper Mate Flair pens (kind of a teacher must-have!)
Click the photo to grab some!
… or grab these or the super fun Gelly Roll Stardust sparkly gel pens! Throwback to middle school! Click the picture below to buy some sparkly happiness!
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OO Like Spoon – Worksheet
I made another freebie for We Are Teachers! It’s centered around the “oo” sound like in the word “spoon.” Click here to visit my post (and download the worksheet) over at We Are Teachers.
Statements & Questions Worksheet
Check out the statements and questions worksheet I made for We Are Teachers:
Click here to check out the free printable worksheet over at We Are Teachers.
Matching & Counting Money Puzzles
Money! So much fun to have, but so much work to teach little minds about! Check out my recent matching game for learning money. I’ve got two sets: one for matching the words to the coin and another for also adding up the coins to find the total amount. These would probably be most appropriate for second grade.
Click here to download the matching-only puzzle: Money Match
Click here to download the money match and countingpuzzle: Money Match and Count
Alter Your World by Recognizing Innovative Teachers
Here’s a cool opportunity from Altitude Summit:
“We have partnered with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who supports teachers and celebrates innovation in education, to bring our Alt community a fantastic opportunity. During the next two weeks, we hope you will join us in a contest to celebrate just that and participate for a chance to win a ticket to Alt Summer for yourself and $500 cash for a deserving teacher.
Between May 1st and May 15th, you have three ways to appreciate an educator in your life who is using social media in innovative ways in the classroom. If you’re an educator, we’d love to hear how you are using social media.”
Click here to read more.
Before, Between, After – Letters Worksheet
I recently blogged about a number sequence/counting worksheet I made around the idea “before, between, after.” I thought it would work well for the alphabet as well. This will be a bit more challenging for kids, especially the section on what comes before a letter. However, I think this is still a valuable ABC exercise. Enjoy!
Click here for the free printable PDF: Before Between After – Letters
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